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E. W. Brown Generating Station

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Country
  
United States

Primary fuel
  
Bituminous coal

Nameplate capacity
  
739 MW

Owner
  
Kentucky Utilities

Commission date
  
1969

Cooling source
  
Dix River

Phone
  
+1 859-748-5607

E. W. Brown Generating Station

Location
  
Mercer County, near Harrodsburg, Kentucky

Address
  
815 Dix Dam Rd, Harrodsburg, KY 40330, USA

Similar
  
Ghent Generating Station, Dix Dam, Trimble County Generatin, Big Sandy Power Plant, John Sherman Cooper P

The E. W. Brown Generating Station is a coal-fired power plant owned and operated by Kentucky Utilities near Harrodsburg, Kentucky. It lies even closer to the small city of Burgin.

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Emissions Data

  • 2006 CO2 Emissions: 3,978,892 tons
  • 2006 SO2 Emissions: 45,191 tons
  • 2006 SO2 Emissions per MWh:
  • 2006 NOx Emissions: 6,683 tons
  • 2005 Mercury Emissions: 161 lb.

    • Solar energy

    In 2014, the state Public Service Commission authorized the construction of a solar photovoltaic array at the E. W. Brown Generating Station. The array will be the first utility-scale solar project in the state, and will be capable of providing 10 megawatts of power alongside the fossil fuel based generators already operating onsite. The Kentucky chapter of the Sierra Club supported the solar project, but had concerns that the projected costs of the solar installation would become too high. The utilities operating the facility, the Sierra Club and the Kentucky Industrial Utilities Customers signed an agreement under which competitive bidding will be used on contracts to design and build the solar array.

    References

    E. W. Brown Generating Station Wikipedia
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